‘Students, parents, teachers and school administrators deserve certainty in funding’ ANCHORAGE – The Alaska Superior Court issued an order Thursday evening that ruled against the governor’s attempt to reject the Legislature’s forward funding of K-12 education. The court ruled that legislative action to remove uncertainty for schools by passing a two-year school budget is constitutional: […]
ANCHORAGE – Saturday, Senate Republicans voted to confirm Representative Josh Revak to the vacant District M Senate seat. Senator Revak was sworn into office that afternoon by Lt. Governor Kevin Meyer at the Anchorage Legislative Information Office. Senate Republicans released the following statements. “We’re pleased to announce Josh Revak as the newest member of the […]
ANCHORAGE – The ACLU of Alaska will be back in court on Tuesday fighting against Governor Michael Dunleavy’s unconstitutional court system vetoes. The Nov. 5, 2019 oral arguments are the next step in the fight to protect the Alaska Constitution and the integrity of the state’s independent judiciary. Arguments will begin at 3 p.m. in […]
(Wasilla, AK) – Thursday at My House in Wasilla, Alaska, Governor Michael J. Dunleavy and Dr. Tamika Ledbetter, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL/WD), announced a recurring two-year grant of $1.65 million from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for new programs to prevent and treat […]